AI and Open Source: Building Ethical and Transparent Systems

Researchers, technologists, and policymakers discussed ethical AI in practice. In a pre-recorded keynote, Meta's Yann LeCun stressed open source as a democratizing force in AI; panelists warned against "shiny-object syndrome" and argued that ethical AI depends on open ecosystems, strong standards, and collective oversight.

Recording & links

• ▶ Official recording (UN Web TV)
• 📄 Draft transcript

Speakers

• Hannah Aubry

  Board Member

• Hakim Hacid

  Chief Researcher

• Sabrina Farmer

  CTO

• Frederik Blachetta

  Partner and Global Public Sector Data and AI Leader

• Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi

  Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation

• Yann LeCun

  VP and Chief AI Scientist

• Stephanie Hung

  CIO

Organizations

Mastodon Technology Innovation Institute (TII) GitLab PwC Deutschland UNESCO Meta Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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